,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to permit certain disclosures  
of health information during            
emergencies1 including overdoses4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,saving ,lives ,through ,proper     
,notification of ,overdoses ,act4  #b4  
,communication with families during     
emergencies  7a7 ,promoting awareness of
 authorized disclosures during          
emergencies ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall annually     
notify health care providers regarding  
permitted disclosures during            
emergencies1 including overdoses1 of    
certain health information to families  
and caregivers under ,federal health    
care privacy laws and regulations4  7b7 

,use of material ,for the purposes of   
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services may use material produced     
under section #aajjd of the #bast       
,century ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#acbj;d-#b note74